This tool would provide negative conditioning. It would be similar to training a dog.

Hopefully we could reduce control action that ends up being lethal. This could be a win-win situation, benefiting livestock producers and the recovery program.

Nothing ultimately stopped the wolf depredation in the White Clouds. Rarely do we know which animal was responsible for killing the livestock. This makes it difficult to stop depredation. If we had had a better management tool we would not have had to use lethal control in the white clouds.